The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-07-14

CATCHING A 'PossUM-
OF the world. and we gave it TO you free and
clear, not with 5000 000slave as We received it;
not heavily in debt as we got il, but with full
treasury aud every star aud stripe is IN the
good old flag. Instead of wiping out any o. It's
stars we have added more TO them. If you
think we got IL cheap or it did not cost Us any
thing. go look into the 40 National Cemeteries;
90 over the old field OF Bull Ran. An,ietam.
Gettysburg, Mission Ridge, Lookout Mountain,
Nicksburg; 60 anywhere upon the trail of
those grand old armies and see where 100000
of our dear beloved comrades laid down
THEIR PRECIOUS LIVES
forever that we might enjoy the most liberty.
equality aud freedom Of any race npon the
globe. Ii is all yours to have and enjoy. Take
it and make good use of it, Defend il against
all comers-eyen use our bones for breastworks
rather than have our blood stained flag dis
honOred. IL were the son of veteran and
there was arnold soldier in the pOOrhOuse of my
County would have him out if j had 10 20 10
every person in the County and get down on
my knees and beg of him 10 give me just one
cent 10 help get him out. Can you enjoy your
freedom, your equality, your liberty. knowing
that he who gave IL you is suffering in the
almShousel so, you will do for President,
but not for good, honest, liberty-loying citi-
zen. have fired and will " fall back" upon
my subject again.
All the water the country people have to
drink or use is caught from the roof when It
rains, and as il is a long time between rains at
some seasons, the water in store gets rather
stale. The farmer generally digs out big
hole in some low place where the water will
run in when it rains, aud this does for the
stock. never saw one OF these holes yet but
was very muddy, which ! am told is kept riled
both by stock wading into it TO drink aud by
the little crawfsh, which are very plentiful.
The farmer has no barn, but a little shed or
shade 10 hang the harness in aud run the cart
under, and sometimes large enough 10
PUT HORSE OR TWO IN.
Any hay or grain the farmer puts up he stacks,
aud has canvas covers 10 put over IL. i never
wagon or carriage on n farm. IL is al
ways the twO-wheeled cart, some with springs
10 ride in and 20 10 market in.
Even on the streets of Melbourne nearly all
private rigs are the wheelers. and when
your load is too far 10 the rear the shafts up
even with the horses back. aud If too far for
ward. the horse has the load mostly on his back,
aud has 10 pull il along beside. Joists and tim
Der 20 To 30 feet long are all hauled on the
cart. Often the front ends stick out beyond
the horses head. aud when they drive fast, AS
they often do, and 20 over ruts aud pitch holes
il nearly shakes the heads of the women and
children, aud their heads bob up and down with
every step OF the horse.
Nearly all the carts are so clumsy and massive
that they will weigh more than the American
| twO-horse fOur-wheeied wagon all complete. A
horse ran away few days ago and knocked
the posts out from under the verandA in front
| of n large notion store,
TEARING 1T ALL DOWN.
| A friend OF mine asked one Of the crowd what
kind of rig il was aud he told him il was
| +" four wheeled cart" They generally call q
four wheeler trap" Nearly every carriage
factory has its sign read american Carriage
Factory" and still there is not one real. geuu.
inc American wagon or buggy or carriage in
the whole city that have seen.
But the worst fraud 1 ever saw perpetrateG
was on Hathsway's edge blacking for black inJ
the edges of the soles Of boots aud shoes. Th,
foreman Of printing establishment showed mt
label they were printing for firm TO put OF
the bottles Of blacking made here bat the abe
said the Genuine Hathaway's Backing" Civ
ing the number Of factory and street in New
York city where it was supposed 10 have beeI
made and where the label told the purchaser
Was made. This is caused by the Americal
article being most sought after, aud when
fails 10 give satisfaction the American is for
ever condemned. In fact, il is called a
"BLARsTED YANKEE FRAUD"
, when ii was never outside Of this city
Another case is where q person made an
sold genuine " Hop Bitters," aud an America
asked him why he did not make his boxes q
cases out of American wood, aud he said. bsior
he thought, / suppose. "0h. it costs too much.
You can buy many American goods aud article
that would be great curiosity 10 an America
ia America. There is hardly a week passs
but some one asks me IL America is ss large 1
this place. Fancy my surprise. Is Americ
| with It's sixty millisns, as large rs Australia
| with her two millions2 Ii they had asked il
mustard-seed was AS large as a pumpkin,
e could have said Nearly" but what was |
y say in regard TO Australian / turned pale.
e know did. i could not answer. / could M
d think Of anything 10 say. / cOnld not eve
t strain my imagination 10 a comparison of an
d kind, SO just said
y "soME PARTS OF 1T Is,"
. and dropped the conversation, and got away
x myself AS soon as ] could 10 wonder il poop
u never read even the american Almanac
y which may be found at any drug store-call,
chemist shop" here-telling you all abo
q Warmers Golden Medical Kidney Wort, Augu
.. Flower, Nickel-plated Pills. etc.
" Aud now will beat the "taps" for to-nig
g by saying that to-day is April II, which is la
q ia the Fall here aud we will soon have fros
. The markets are supplied with peaches, pea
y apples, melons, grapes, pomegranates, radishI
- celery, plums. ounces, pineapples. banani
.e oranges, lemons and oysters Business is We
" fat, aud plenty out of work and hard up."
w A Small Leak
re will sink a great ship; aud what at first a
"a 1 nearg "a be a tri1iu1 caugh Ia ant IN